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Amazon Com Inc

AMZN
10-QFiled:July 31, 2026

Summary

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The Print

Amazon reported Q2 2026 net income of $62.6B ($5.75 diluted EPS) on total net sales of $200.6B, up 20% YoY, with operating income of $27.5B.

Net income increased to $62.6B in Q2 2026 from $18.2B in Q2 2025. The filing attributes the increase in other income (expense), net to upward adjustments for observable changes in price relating to nonvoting preferred stock in Anthropic and a reclassification adjustment for gains on available-for-sale debt securities from convertible notes investments in Anthropic converted to nonvoting preferred stock during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

  • Total net sales rose 20% YoY to $200.6B in Q2 2026, with AWS sales up 37% and North America up 16%.
  • Net income of $62.6B included a $53.4B non-operating gain, primarily from upward adjustments to the carrying value of nonvoting preferred stock in Anthropic.
  • Operating income increased to $27.5B from $19.2B in Q2 2025, with AWS contributing $16.6B of segment operating income.
  • Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow was $(7.6)B, reflecting purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives, of $169.0B.

Results That Matter

  • Total net sales
    Current period
    $200.6B
    Prior period
    $167.7B
    Change
    +19.6%
    Sales increased 20% in Q2 2026 compared to the comparable prior year period; changes in foreign exchange rates did not significantly impact net sales for Q2 2026.
  • Operating income
    Current period
    $27.5B
    Prior period
    $19.2B
    Change
    +43.2%
    Operating income increased from $19.2 billion in Q2 2025 to $27.5 billion in Q2 2026.
  • Net income
    Current period
    $62.6B
    Prior period
    $18.2B
    Change
    +244.9%
    The net gain of $53.4 billion in Q2 2026 is primarily from upward adjustments for observable changes in price relating to nonvoting preferred stock in Anthropic and the reclassification adjustment for the gains on available-for-sale debt securities from the portions of convertible notes investments in Anthropic that were converted to nonvoting preferred stock during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
  • Diluted earnings per share
    Current period
    $5.8
    Prior period
    $1.7
    Change
    +242.3%
    Diluted EPS increased to $5.75 from $1.68, with weighted-average diluted shares of 10,903 million versus 10,806 million.

Earnings Quality & Cash Conversion

Q2 2026 net income of $62.6B includes total non-operating income of $53.4B, primarily from upward adjustments for observable changes in price relating to nonvoting preferred stock in Anthropic and a reclassification adjustment for gains on available-for-sale debt securities. Operating income of $27.5B excludes these non-operating items. The income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $27.8B, which included $15.9B of net discrete tax expense primarily attributable to the upward adjustments to investments in Anthropic.

Red flag

Net income of $62.6B includes a $53.4B non-operating gain, primarily from upward adjustments to the carrying value of nonvoting preferred stock in Anthropic, which is a Level 3 fair value measurement.

Value Drivers & Capital Allocation

Capital expenditures $54.2B (prior $32.2B) (selected cash-flow amount, not necessarily total capital investment).

“We continually evaluate opportunities to sell additional equity or debt securities, obtain credit facilities, obtain finance and operating lease arrangements, enter into financing obligations, repurchase common stock, pay dividends, repurchase, refinance, or otherwise restructure our debt, or access capital through other financing arrangements for strategic reasons or to further strengthen our financial position.”

— Filing statement

“On April 13, 2026, Amazon entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Globalstar, Inc. (“Globalstar”), a Delaware corporation, for a mix of cash and stock consideration.”

— Filing statement

Return on equity was 11.4% (prior 5.4%) (period net income / period-end equity, not annualized); return on assets 5.7% (period net income / period-end assets, not annualized).

Forward Signals

Third Quarter 2026 Guidance: Net sales are expected to be between $197.0 billion and $202.0 billion, or to grow between 9% and 12% compared with third quarter 2025. Excluding the impact of Prime Day in both 2025 and 2026, third quarter 2026 year-over-year growth would be nearly 400 basis points higher. This guidance anticipates an unfavorable impact of approximately 80 basis points from foreign exchange rates. Operating income is expected to be between $22.5 billion and $26.5 billion, compared with $17.4 billion in third quarter 2025. This guidance assumes, among other things, no impact from energy derivative contract remeasurements, and that no additional business acquisitions, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded.

Known trends

  • We expect to continue making additional investments in our artificial intelligence initiatives.
  • We expect some or all of these factors to continue to impact our results of operations into Q3 2026.
  • We expect spending in technology and infrastructure to increase over time as we continue to add infrastructure and employees, including to support our artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives.

Subsequent events

  • Subsequent to June 30, 2026, we invested the remaining $21.3 billion Commitment Amount in shares of Series C Preferred Stock of OpenAI.

“We believe that cash flows generated from operations and our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities balances, as well as our borrowing arrangements and other financing activities, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated operating cash needs for at least the next twelve months.”

— Amazon.com, Inc.

Risks

3 source-verified filing excerpts. Selected excerpts are not a complete risk inventory.

Filing excerpt 1

EvidenceThese complaints seek billions of dollars of alleged damages, treble damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, structural relief, civil penalties, attorneys’ fees, and costs.

Filing excerpt 2

EvidenceTotal commitments$42,752 $78,084 $53,406 $46,767 $42,219 $386,806 $650,034

Filing excerpt 3

EvidenceIn making these Level 3 fair value measurements, we utilized valuation methods based on information available, including the rights and obligations of the nonvoting preferred stock, other outstanding classes of securities, estimates of expected time to and type of liquidity events and anticipated securities offerings, and discounts for lack of marketability.

Segments

SegmentRevenueOperating IncomeRevenue ChangeCommentary
North America$116.2B$9.1B+16.1%8% operating margin — Sales growth primarily reflects increased unit sales, including sales by third-party sellers, advertising sales, and subscription services.
AWS$42.2B$16.6B+36.8%39% operating margin — Sales growth primarily reflects increased customer usage, partially offset by pricing changes primarily driven by long-term customer contracts.
International$42.2B$1.7B+14.8%4% operating margin — Sales growth primarily reflects increased unit sales, including sales by third-party sellers, advertising sales, and subscription services.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Leverage: Identified debt as of 2026-06-30: reported debt balance of unestablished maturity scope of $128.9B. The concept behind this balance does not establish which maturities it covers. Total debt, net debt and debt-to-equity are therefore not stated.

Liquidity: Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $123.0B as of June 30, 2026. The company had no borrowings outstanding under its two unsecured revolving credit facilities or commercial paper programs.

Cash flow: Cash flow — operating $45.4B, investing $-79.2B, financing $10.1B.

Working capital: Current assets $249.3B vs. current liabilities $241.3B (current ratio 1.03x). Prior reported balance sheet as of 2025-12-31: $229.1B vs. $218.0B (1.05x).

Maturities & covenants

  • Long-term debt principal and interest commitments total $220.3B, with $2.4B due in the six months ending December 31, 2026.

Notable Footnotes

ItemImpact
Anthropic InvestmentUpward adjustments of approximately $50.5 billion in Q2 2026 and $62.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 to nonvoting preferred stock in 'Other income (expense), net' to reflect observable changes in price related to Anthropic's fundings.
OpenAI InvestmentThe company invested $28.7 billion in OpenAI's Series C Preferred Stock for the six months ended June 30, 2026, including $13.7 billion invested in Q2 2026. Subsequent to June 30, 2026, the remaining $21.3 billion Commitment Amount was funded.
Globalstar AcquisitionOn April 13, 2026, Amazon entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Globalstar, Inc. for a mix of cash and stock consideration, implying a value of approximately $10.9 billion, including its debt.

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